Tenn. Code Ann. § 46-1-217
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Agreement with owners of real property to conduct improvement care to graves located on property
Official statutory text
Interested persons, as that term is defined in § 46-4-102 , may enter into an agreement with the owners of real property that is not designated as a cemetery, but does have human remains with marked and identifiable graves, to conduct improvement care, as that term is defined in § 46-1-102 , to the graves located on the real property. This section shall not be construed to require real property owners to provide the improvement care. Acts 2006, ch. 1012, § 9.
Interested persons, as that term is defined in § 46-4-102 , may enter into an agreement with the owners of real property that is not designated as a cemetery, but does have human remains with marked and identifiable graves, to conduct improvement care, as that term is defined in § 46-1-102 , to the graves located on the real property. This section shall not be construed to require real property owners to provide the improvement care.
Acts 2006, ch. 1012, § 9.
Interested persons, as that term is defined in § 46-4-102 , may enter into an agreement with the owners of real property that is not designated as a cemetery, but does have human remains with marked and identifiable graves, to conduct improvement care, as that term is defined in § 46-1-102 , to the graves located on the real property. This section shall not be construed to require real property owners to provide the improvement care.
Acts 2006, ch. 1012, § 9.
Status: in_force
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